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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 26 June 2023
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Fannin in top form
Awapuni jumps jockey and trainer Shaun Fannin enjoyed a successful outing in the saddle at Woodville on Sunday, a hot run of form he hopes can continue heading into the AHD Hawke’s Bay Hunt Raceday at Hastings this Saturday. Fannin continued his long and successful association with Wanganui trainer
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Time called for On The Rocks
Time has been called on the racing career of Group One winner On The Rocks. “He had no luck this season with wet tracks and we’ve been lucky enough to secure a very good home for him which is more important,” said Pam Gerard who trained the gelding in
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Cooper happy to call New Zealand home
Donovan Cooper may have only been in New Zealand for a little over six months, but it’s already become home for the expat South African. The 23-year-old apprentice was lured to New Zealand by fellow expat Donavan Mansour, who runs the jockey academy at Byerley Park, and Cooper said
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First win for Ngakau Hailey
Having ridden bareback on the East Coast since he was a child, Ngakau Hailey has always felt at home on the back of a horse, and he is enjoying turning that passion into a career. The 16-year-old apprentice jockey is in his first season of riding and he is already
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Fruitful venue for Cleese
A change in venue proved fruitful for Cleese (NZ) (Sweet Orange) on Saturday, with the local galloper taking out the Seeka Kiwifruit Cup (2000m) at Cambridge. Originally set to take place at Tauranga, the meeting was transferred to Cambridge’s synthetic surface earlier in the week due to track conditions
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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 25 June 2023
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Topweight too good in Amberley Cup
Topweight Zelenski made light of his 58kg impost when he led all the way to take out the feature race at Riccarton on Saturday, the Greenwood Amberley Cup (1600m). The consistent six-year-old son of Shocking had taken out the Waimate Cup (1600m) at Timaru on a Good4 surface at his
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Caledonie cruises to victory at Cambridge
A superb front-running ride by Warren Kennedy paved the way for progressive three-year-old Caledonie to secure her third career victory, when she took out the Kiwi Bus Builders 3YO (1300m) at Cambridge on Saturday. Kennedy bounced the daughter of Ghibellines straight to the front from barrier two, and she never
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Promising mare glows at Riccarton
Promising staying prospect Arctic Glow showed she is a mare with a big future ahead of her when she took out the first event on the card at Riccarton on Saturday. The Terry Kennedy-trained galloper was having just her fourth race day start and her first in Rating 75 company
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Another winner for U S Navy Flag
Wanganui is becoming a happy hunting ground for the progeny of U S Navy Flag, with the The Oaks Stud stallion siring another two-year-old winner at the venue on Friday. The young stallion produced his first Southern Hemisphere stakes winner when the Chrissy Bambry-trained Chantilly Lace dominated the Listed Castletown
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Favourites aplenty for Pitman
Five races, five favourites - that's the scenario for Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman ahead of their hometrack meeting on Saturday. Now the task is finding five winners. "Hopefully the bookmakers are good judges," Michael Pitman said. "With a few racing on Saturday, it